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Undergrad Embodies UC Merced’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

January 5, 2015
“Start something new” could be the unofficial motto of UC Merced. Even in our 10th academic year, many opportunities for innovation still exist on campus. Armando Lomeli, a senior from Los Banos, wouldn’t have it any other way.  As a psychology major minoring in both Spanish and management, he...

KQED | Warm Temps Mean Less Snow for the Sierra

January 5, 2015
December’s storms boosted water levels in state reservoirs, but unusually warm temperatures meant rain instead of snow for parts of the Sierra Nevada, Professor Roger Bales said.

Impact | Promoting Literacy in the Community

January 5, 2015
UC Merced’s I Can Read Literacy Initiative, a grant-funded program within the university’s Civic Leadership program, was developed in the fall of 2014 to help combat illiteracy. In partnership with Franklin Elementary School in Merced, UC Merced students and staff volunteers provide one-on-one...

Video | Impact: Student Ingenuity Aids Local Farmers

January 4, 2015

Students’ Capstone Project Reaps Sweet Benefits

December 23, 2014
A group of students in the most recent School of Engineering capstone design course at the University of California, Merced, devised a sweet solution to a local farm’s harvesting problem – one that is reaping long-term benefits for the farm and the students. D&S Farms, a multi-generation family...

Golf Tournament Breaks Fundraising Record

December 23, 2014
The 18th annual Ma Kelley Memorial Shoot-Out and the fifth annual Building Future Champions Dinner, presented by Merced Honda in October at the Stevinson Ranch Golf Course, netted more than $56,000 for UC Merced Athletics. The funds raised set a new single-year record for the tournament, which has...

Solar, Water Research Proposals Rewarded with Competitive UC Grants

December 22, 2014
MERCED, Calif. — Research into sustainable water supplies and viable solar energy solutions won the University of California, Merced, an anticipated $5 million in prestigious and competitive grants from the University of California. UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) awards...

Students, Faculty Inducted into Hispanic Honor Society

December 19, 2014
Spanish majors and minors at UC Merced have a new measure of excellence to pursue, thanks to the recent charter of the university’s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi. UC Merced is the seventh UC campus to charter a chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, which was founded at UC Berkeley...

Day of Giving Nets $40,000 for Scholarships

December 18, 2014
On Dec. 2, UC Merced alumni, parents, staff, faculty members and friends of the campus came together for the first #GivingTuesdayUCMerced, in an effort to create a positive effect on the lives of students. In all, nearly 170 people donated more than $11,000 in just 24 hours. Thanks to a three-to-...

New Algorithm Helps Machines Function More Like Brains

December 17, 2014
Every day, your brain completes millions of complicated functions without you even being aware of them, and it learns as it goes. Teaching a machine to do the same thing is extremely complicated, but it has gotten a little easier thanks to the work of University of California, Merced, Professor...

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